I would like to read more of the works of some of the essayists featured in the book. I've already read American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood, written by Marie Arana, book editor for the Washington Post. I remember how she talked about being unsure if she should continue to believe the fanciful tales told to her in her home country of Peru or reject those stories because they didn't fit with the pragmatism of American culture, which was the culture of her mother. Lots of English-language learners, I think, have such experiences of being torn between two cultures.

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